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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Man steals donation box meant for sick children

A video shows that a man went into Oops Convenience Store shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to purchase 87 cents worth of gas as the pump before stealing the box

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Updated: 10:06 AM CDT Apr 12, 2017

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Man steals donation box meant for sick children

A video shows that a man went into Oops Convenience Store shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to purchase 87 cents worth of gas as the pump before stealing the box

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Updated: 10:06 AM CDT Apr 12, 2017

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WEBVTT DETAILS NEW AT 10:00.PATRINA: THE CLERK SAYS IT ALLSTARTED WHEN THE SUSPECT CAME TOPURCHASE 87 CENTS WORTH OF GASAT THE PUMP AND WENT INSIDE THESTORE TO HAVE A CUP CLEAN FORHIM.>> HE THEN PROCEEDS TO PICK UPTHE DONATION BOX WITH HIS RIGHTHAND, TUCKS IT UNDERNEATH THELEFT ARM PIT OF HIS RED SHIRT.PATRINA: IT'S A CRIME YOU HAVETO SEE TO BELIEVE.>> IT'S A PRETTY BAD THING THATWHEN YOU GO TO STEAL FROM KIDSIN NEED AND HAVE A DISEASE.PATRINA: CHOCTAW POLICE SAY THESUSPECT WALKED INTO THE OOPS'CONVENIENCE STORE THURSDAYEVENING JUST BEFORE THE CLERK5:30.SAYS THE MAN WANTED SOME HOTWATER, SO THE CLERK LEFT THECOUNTER TO GET IT, BUT WATCH ASTHE SUSPECT QUICKLY SHOVES THEDONATION BOX UP HIS SHIRT, THENGRABS THE CUP FROM THE CLERKBEFORE LEAVING.>> THE CLERK STARTS TO CLEAN UPTHE MESS, AND THEN REALIZES THATTHE DONATION BOX IS NO LONGERTHERE.PATRINA: POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTGOT AWAY WITH ABOUT $25 IN CASHMONEY NEEDED TO HELP SICKCHILDREN AT SAINT JUDE HOSPITAL.>> TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.IT TUGS ON YOUR STRINGS PRETTYHARD.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Man steals donation box meant for sick children

A video shows that a man went into Oops Convenience Store shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to purchase 87 cents worth of gas as the pump before stealing the box

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Updated: 10:06 AM CDT Apr 12, 2017

CHOCTAW, Okla. —

The Choctaw Police Department has released video of a man stealing money that was meant to benefit sick children.

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The video shows that the man went into Oops Convenience Store shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday to purchase 87 cents worth of gas as the pump. He asked the clerk for some hot water, so the clerk left the counter to get it.

While the clerk was gone, the man picked up a donation box and tucked it under his shirt.

“It’s a pretty bad thing when you go to steal from kids in need and have a disease,” said Cpl. Randy Gillum, with the Choctaw Police Department.

The clerk started to clean up a mess and then realized the donation box was no longer there.

The thief got away with about $25 in cash. That money was going to be donated to help sick children at St. Jude Hospital.